Button toggle



Feb. 19, 1924. 1,483,880

L S. HAPEMAN v BUTTON TOGGLE FiledApril 4, 1925 INVENTOR. ZflzaalzaJfipemarz BY 2%? W A TTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,483,880 PATENT OFFICE.

. LmcoLN s. HAPEMAN, or WATERB'UBY, oonnno'rxcn'r.

BUTTON ToceLE.

This invention relates to button fasteners, v

and'more particularly to an improved form of snap toggle for detachablyholding a button upon a garment. i

One object of this invention is to produce a snap toggle which may bepassed through 16 the garment without separating the button from thetoggle.

A further object is to provide a snap toggle having a base and aflexible'tongue adapted to press outwardly upon a turned-over por-- 20tion of thebase to forma closed loop within which the eye of a buttonmay be: secured.

A further object is to provide a snap toggle of the above nature havingan eccentric'locking loop for causing the heavier end of the toggle tohang downwardly in a vertical position and thereby hold the button fromtwisting into an inartistic or unreadable position.

A further object is to provide a snap toggle of the above nature whichwill be simple, cheap to manufacture, easy to manipulate, and veryeflicient and durable in use. lVith these and other objects in view,there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawing several forms inwhich the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice. I

Fig. 1 represents a series of perspective and en'd'views of fourdifierent shapes of metal 4 strip from which the snap toggle may beconstructed.

Fig. 2 is a side viewof thepreferred form 1 Fig. 4 is a side view of thetoggle as it aphas beenbent up into final 60 pears when it is beingreleased from the eye 1 of the button.

In the use of'previous types of detachable button fasteners, the buttonshad a tendency to twist around from their normal upright positionscausing the inscriptions on the face Applieationfiled. April 4, 1923.Serial No. 629,832.

able positions. Moreover, many of such fasteners had sharp pointedextremities or projections which would often catch in the material ofthe garment causing the fastener to move out of the button eye, thusallowing the button to fall from the garment and become lost.

By means of the present invention, the above and other difficulties havebeen entirely avoided. This has been acomplished by pro- "viding atoggle having a central locking loop eccentrically arranged so that thetogglewill always hang from the eye of the button in a verticalposition. The improved toggle also comprises a base having a tongueadapted to snap under a catch on the base, and hence the toggle willbepositively prevented from slipping out of the button eye andallowingthe button to fall off. 7

"Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denotecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the preferred form oftoggle is made from a metal strip of crescent-shaped cross section asshown at C in Fig. 1. This strip is then bent in suitable dies into theform illustrated in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. The completely formed 1 of thebuttons to assume inartistic or unread- I toggle comprises a base 7having a flexible tongue 8 at one end and a catch 9 :upon its other end.The tongue and base are convoluted to provide inwardly bent sections 10and 11 preferably arranged in contact, and

inwardly bent sections 12 and 13. The sections 12 and 13 do not lie incontact but are spaced apart sufiiciently to enable the eye 13 of thebutton 13 to he slipped out between the beveledtip 14 of' the tongue andthe beveled extremity 15 of the catch 9 when the tongue isflexeddownwardly. The convolu tions of the tongue and base form three loops16, 17, and 18,:the catch-loop 16 at one end ofthe toggle being longerthan the other when the toggle is secured in looking posiend loops 17.By means of this construction,

tion as shown in Fig. '3, with the eye 13 ofthe button located withinthe locking loop 18, there will be a tendency for the heavier catch-loop16 to move downwardly and cause the toggle to assume a verticalposition. The eye of the button will thus tend toassume an approximatelyhorizontal position and the inscriptions on the button to remain infixed position without twisting around into an inartis'tic andunreadable position, as is the casewith buttons fastened by the togglesnow in common use.

lVhile the toggle is preferably constructed of crescent-shaped metalstock as shown at C in Fig. 1, it is also within the scope of theinvention to employ metal strips of flat cross-section, circular crosssection, or V- shaped cross section as shown at A, B, and

D, Fig. 1. If the flat strip stock is chosen,

ninety degrees so that it becomes perpendicular to the face of thebutton, whereupon the toggle may be pulled directly through from thefabric without separating the toggle from the button. The connectedbutton and toggle may then be laid aside while the garment is beinglaundered or until it is desired to again attach the button to thefabric.

In order to separate the toggle from the button, as when it is desiredto clean the old button or replace it with a new one, it is merelynecessary to press the tongue 8 downwardly until the section 13 of thetongue comes into contact with the section 12 of the base, asclearlyshown in Fig.4. Vith the parts in this position, the eye 13 ofthe button may be readily moved outthrough the opening betweenthe end ofthe tongue and the extremity 15 of the catch. When it is desired tore-connect the button and toggle, and attach the button to the garment,the operations just described will be reversed. I a

As will be noted from Figs; 3 and 4 of the drawing, when the toggle isin use, the tongue 8 thereof will lie adjacent and will usually beembedded in the clothor other sheet material to which the button isattached. This engagement of the tongue with the cloth makes it moredifficult for the toggle to slip or twist.

While there has been disclosed in this specification several forms inwhich the invention be embodied, it is to be understood that these formsare shown for the purpose of illustration only. and that the inventionis not to be limited to the specific disclosures, but may be modifiedand sinbodied in various other forms without departingfrom its spirit.In short, the inyention includes all the modifications and embodimentscoming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, andfor which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a button fastener, a base having a flexible tongue connectedtherewith at one end, and a catch for said tongue upon the other end ofsaid base, said tongue and base being convoluted to enclose a pluralityof loops, said loops being adapted to inter changeably receive the eyeof a button, said tongue and catch being formed from an integral stripof grooved metal whereby said tongue will be detachably locked in saidcatch in curved contact therewith. 2. In a button fastener, a basehaving a flexible tongue connected therewith at one end, and a catch forsaid tongue upon the other end of said base, said catch and said tonguelying in curved contact whereby said tongue will be detachably locked insaid catch.

8. In a button fastener, a base having a flexible tongue connectedtherewith at one end, and a catch for said tongue upon the other end ofsaid base, said base catch and tongue being formed from an integralstrip of channeled metal, and lying in curved contact whereby relativelateral movement of said tongue and said catch will be prevented.

4. In a button fastener, a base having a flexible tongue connectedtherewith at one end, and a catch for said tongue upon the other end ofsaid base, said base catch and said tongue being formed from an integralstrip of grooved metal, and lying in curved contact whereby the end ofsaid tongue will detachably interfit in said catch;

In a button fastener, a base having a flexible tongue connectedtherewith at one end, a catch adapted to lie in curved contact with saidtongue upon the other end of said base. said tongue and base beingformed by bending from a single strip of metal of curved cross sectionwhereby lateral movement of said tongue and catch will be prevented. I

6. In a button fastener, a base, a flexible tongue, said base and tonguebeing bent to ward one another at two points to form three loops, themiddle loop comprising a locking section and being eccentrically arranged between the outer loops whereby when the fastener is engagedabout-the eye of a button, the fastener will hang in a vertical positionand hold the button in a fixed position, said button eye being readilydetachable from said fastener by flexing said tongue inwardly.

In testimony whereof, I have aflixed my signature to this specification.

LINOOLN'S. HAPEMAN,

